Israeli air strike on building in Beirut’s Bachoura neighbourhood - in pictures

  • A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that hit a building in Beirut’s Bachoura neighbourhood. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. AFP
    A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that hit a building in Beirut’s Bachoura neighbourhood. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. AFP
  • Firefighters at the site of the Israeli air strike in Bachoura. Lebanon said Israel struck central Beirut on March 18 without warning, killing at least six people, as the Israeli army announced it was attacking the country's south. AFP
    Firefighters at the site of the Israeli air strike in Bachoura. Lebanon said Israel struck central Beirut on March 18 without warning, killing at least six people, as the Israeli army announced it was attacking the country's south. AFP
  • People walk past damaged cars and rubble at the site of the Israeli air strike in Bachoura. AFP
    People walk past damaged cars and rubble at the site of the Israeli air strike in Bachoura. AFP
  • Firefighters and people gather at the site of the Israeli air strike. AFP
    Firefighters and people gather at the site of the Israeli air strike. AFP
  • An Israeli air strike hits Beirut’s Bachoura neighbourhood. AFP
    An Israeli air strike hits Beirut’s Bachoura neighbourhood. AFP
  • Firefighters at the site of the Israeli air strike. Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said that a building in central Bachoura neighbourhood was hit. AFP
    Firefighters at the site of the Israeli air strike. Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said that a building in central Bachoura neighbourhood was hit. AFP
  • AFP correspondents heard a blast and AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area. AFP
    AFP correspondents heard a blast and AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area. AFP
  • A firefighter looks at debris at the site of the Israeli air strike. AFP
    A firefighter looks at debris at the site of the Israeli air strike. AFP
  • A man walks past rubble at the site of the Israeli air strike in Bachoura. AFP
    A man walks past rubble at the site of the Israeli air strike in Bachoura. AFP